1、Shooting for the Stars美國女孩Alyssa Carson的星際之旅I“ m ready, said Alyssa Carson, an 19-year-old American girl. We were in UniversalIslands of Adventure, a theme park in Orlando, Florida, standing before the entrance of The Incredible Hulk. It s a roller coaster that accelerateup to 108 kilometers per hou

2、r in two seconds and travels upside down seven times. I hadn t eaten for hours, but Alyssa was enjoying an ice cream. “ Do you want to wait until you ve digested that? ” I asked.No, she responded forcefully. Let s go!For Alyssa, after all, riding the most aggressive roller coaster in the park is not

3、 such a bigdeal. If all goes well, NASA will send her and other suitable candidates to Mars in the 2030s, which will make her one of the first people to ever set foot on the red planet. She will spend two to three years colonizing （將建為殖民地）it, growing food, performing science experiments, and searchi

4、ng for signs of life. Alyssa has decided to devote her entire life to preparing for this journey.Now an astronaut-in-training at NASA, Alyssa became interested in space after watching a cartoon at the age of three. In one episode, five animal friends have an imaginary adventure to Mars. At that mome

5、nt, she thought this strange red planet looked so cool and she started to dream of going to Mars.When she turned seven, Alyssa s father took her to a NASA space camp in Huntsville, Alabama. She got to see a life-sized rocket. She got to master the basics1（本知識）of space science. She got to meet the ve

6、tera（ 的）astronaut Sandra Magnus who convinced her that her love of space was not just a passing interest. Five years later, Alyssa became the first person in history to attend all three NASA space camps.Apart from training, Alyssa also travels to different countries to speak to her peers. She gets t

7、hem excited about space exploration and encourages them to follow their own dreams. When I met her, she was speaking to 3,500 teenagers from around the world at the International Convention of BBYO, a Jewish youth group that focuses on leadership and social action. are the Mars Generation, ” Alyssa

8、said. “ Together, we can do anything. ”Still, sometimes Alyssa wants to be just a regular teenager. BBYO rented out Universal Islands of Adventure the Saturday night of the conference. When we rode The Incredible Hulk together, we sat amongst rows of teenagers. And just like them, the girl with her

9、long brown hair screamed for the entire two-minute ride like any kid having fun at the fair.（選自Sciencemag）1. According to the article, Alyssa Carson .A. showed interest in Mars when she was reading a book about spaceB. began to receive professional training at the age of sevenC. had attended all thr

10、ee NASA space camps by the time she was 12D. will likely be sent to Mars at the age of 352. Alyssa Carson travels around the world to .A. have space training coursesB. meet other teenagersC. raise money for NASA s Mars programD. inspire young people to keep their own dreams alive3. What CANNOT be in

11、ferred from the article?A. The Incredible Hulk is an exciting amusement ride.B. Alyssa will have many tasks to complete if she lands on Mars successfully.C. Alyssa was forced to learn the basics of space science by her father.D. Alyssa enjoys riding roller coasters like many other young people.譯文：“我

12、準(zhǔn)備好了，” 一名19歲的美國女孩艾麗莎卡森說。我們當(dāng)時站在佛羅里達(dá)州奧蘭多市的主題公園環(huán)球冒險島上，正站在綠巨人入口之前。這是一款過山車，可在兩秒鐘內(nèi)加速達(dá)到108 公里， 然后倒置七次。我已經(jīng)好幾個小時沒吃東西了，但 Alyssa卻在享用冰淇淋。 “您想等到消化完嗎？”我問?！安?， ”她用力地回答。 “我們走吧！”畢竟，對于Alyssa 而言，乘坐公園里最具侵略性的過山車并不是一件大事。如果一切順利，美國宇航局將在2030 年代將她和其他合適的候選人送往火星，這將使她成為有史以來最早踏上這顆紅色星球的人之一。她將花兩到三年的時間對其進(jìn)行定殖，種植食物，進(jìn)行科學(xué)實驗并尋找生命的跡象。阿麗莎決

13、定畢生致力于這一旅程。如今，阿莉莎現(xiàn)在是美國國家航空航天局的一名宇航員，在三歲的時候看了一部卡通漫畫后就對太空產(chǎn)生了興趣。在一個情節(jié)中，五個動物朋友對火星進(jìn)行了一次虛構(gòu)的冒險。那一刻，她以為這顆奇怪的紅色星球看起來如此酷，她開始夢想去火星。當(dāng)她七歲的時候，阿麗莎的父親帶她去了阿拉巴馬州亨茨維爾的NASAt空營。她得看一架真人大小的火箭。她掌握了空間科學(xué)的基礎(chǔ)知識。她遇到了資深的宇航員桑德拉馬格努斯，后者說服了她，對太空的熱愛不僅是一種短暫的興趣。五年后，阿麗莎 成為歷史上第一個參加所有三個 NASAfc空營地的人。除培訓(xùn)外，Alyssa 還前往其他國家與同齡人交談。她使他們對太空探索感到興奮，

14、并鼓勵他們遵循自己的夢想。當(dāng)我遇到她時，她正在BBYOS際大會上與來自世界各地的3500名青少年交談，BBYO一個致力于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力和社會行為的猶太青年團(tuán)體?！拔覀兪腔鹦且淮卑Ⅺ惿f。 “我們在一起可以做任何事情?！北M管如此，有時Alyssa 還是想成為一名普通的少年。在會議的星期六晚上，BBYO出租了環(huán)球冒險島。當(dāng)我們一起騎著綠巨人時，我們坐在成排的少年中間。就像他們一樣，有著長長的棕色頭發(fā)的女孩在整個兩分鐘的行程中尖叫著，就像任何在博覽會上玩耍的孩子一樣。背景信息：NASA was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory C

15、ommittee for Aeronautics (NACA). The new agency was to have a distinctly civilian orientation, encouraging peaceful applications in space science. Since its establishment, most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, a

16、nd later the Space Shuttle. NASA is supporting the International Space Station and is overseeing the development of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the Space Launch System and Commercial Crew vehicles. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program which provides oversight of l

17、aunch operations and countdown management for uncrewed NASA launches.NAS械立于1958年，是國家航空咨詢委員會(NACA的繼任者。新機構(gòu)將以平民為導(dǎo)向，鼓勵和平應(yīng)用在空間科學(xué)中。自成立以來，大多數(shù)美國太空探索工作都是由NASA導(dǎo)的，包括阿波羅登月任務(wù)，Skylab空間站以及后來的航天飛機。美國國家航空航天局(NASA支持國際空間站，并監(jiān)督“獵戶座”多功能乘員飛行器，空間發(fā)射系 統(tǒng)和商用乘員飛行器的開發(fā)。該機構(gòu)還負(fù)責(zé)“發(fā)射服務(wù)計劃”， 該計劃對未執(zhí)行的NASA發(fā)射進(jìn)行發(fā)射操作監(jiān)督和倒計時管理。單詞：1. digestv. t

18、o change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can? USe (食物)2. candidaten. sb. who is being considered for a job or is competing in an election炭選人3. devotev. ( oneself to sb./sth.) to use all or most of your time, effect, etc. in order to do sth. or help sb. 把奉獻(xiàn)給fdevotion n.奉獻(xiàn)4. convincev. ( sb. of sth.) to make sb. feel ce